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Mitcham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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9.
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
The following table shows the principal causes of death in the various age groups
| Age | No. | Cause of Death | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | Congenital Defects | Accidents of birth | Infectious conditions | Other conditions | ||
| Under 24 hrs. | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1 - 7 days | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8 days - 1 mth. | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 nth. -12 mths | 7 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Eleven infants failed to survive the first month of life, giving Mitoham
a neo-natal mortality rate of 11.00 per 1,000 related live births as oompared
with 13.8 for England and Wales.
MATERNAL MORTALITY
For the ninth successive year, no deaths were registered.
INQUESTS
Inquests were held on 15 residents dying within the district and on
12 Mitcham residents who died outside the district, a total of 27.
In addition, post-mortems without inquests were held on 66 residents dying
within the district, and on 59 Mitcham residents who died outside the
district, a total of 125.
The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests:-
Accidental death 16
Death from misadventure 2
Suicide 8
Natural causes 1
Total 27